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<h1 class="topictitle1">Managing a File Name Extension Filtering Rule</h1>
<div id="body0000001335508797"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p104720449482">You can perform association with vStores, disassociation from vStores, and <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text212616232">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span> deletion on ProtectManager. When an operation is performed, the system scans the file systems of the vStore related to the operation to ensure that the operation is applied to all file systems of the vStore.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p196680179489">You need to log in to ProtectManager, choose <span class="menucascade" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__menucascade59278144719"><b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol39218814478">Explore</span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol109288104717">Ransomware Protection</span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol2922844710">Ransomware Detection</span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol196518115493"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text193309108591">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span></span></b></span>, and locate the target file name extension.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p6532105216543"><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__table1882741584910">Table 1</a> describes the related operations.</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__table1882741584910"></a><a name="table1882741584910"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__table1882741584910" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Related operations on the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text692195555">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span></caption><colgroup><col style="width:16.580000000000002%"><col style="width:50.080000000000005%"><col style="width:33.33%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__row1182701564912"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.58165816581658%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p1682771514910">Operation</p>
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<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="33.33333333333333%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p18827141544910">Navigation Path</p>
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<tbody><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__row144863565417"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="16.58165816581658%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p1486656154118">Viewing the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text21971721425">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span></p>
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<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p8342208144211">You can view information such as file name extensions to be intercepted and vStores associated with file name extensions by checking the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text1887292019459">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span>.</p>
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<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p84766275474">If you need to apply a <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text1237449178">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span> to a vStore, choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol665473414419"><b>Associate with vStore</b></span>. After a vStore is associated, the associated <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text454019166">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span> is selected by default.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="33.33333333333333%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p89251873427">Locate the row that contains the target file name extension, and choose <span class="menucascade" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__menucascade1842986165018"><b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol1742915615015">More</span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol49081785015">Associate with vStore</span></b></span>.</p>
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<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p94663506467">If you no longer need to associate a <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text1905053490">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span> with a vStore, choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol143320584447"><b>Disassociate from vStore</b></span>.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="33.33333333333333%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p1145116185014">Locate the row that contains the target file name extension, and choose <span class="menucascade" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__menucascade9145201611509"><b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol191457166503">More</span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol814541611501">Disassociate from vStore</span></b></span>.</p>
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<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p53695313586">You can delete a <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text1580282365">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span> that is no longer needed.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p43691238585"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__b4325203613465">Note</strong></p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p461819103">The preset <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__text43240579">File Name Extension Filtering Rule</span> cannot be deleted.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="33.33333333333333%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__p1166120173503">Locate the row that contains the target file name extension, and choose <span class="menucascade" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__menucascade76611217105019"><b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol191881559152">More</span></b> &gt; <b><span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001335508797__uicontrol1818817591452">Delete</span></b></span>.</p>
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